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2022.05.26 09:35 GMT+8

Debris from China's Tianzhou-4 mission re-enters atmosphere, mostly burning up

Updated 2022.05.26 09:35 GMT+8
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The Long March-7 Y5 rocket lifts off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan, China, May 10, 2022. /CFP

Debris from the last stage of the Long March-7 Y5 carrier rocket re-entered the atmosphere at 5:34 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Wednesday, the China Manned Space Agency said.

The vast majority of the device burned up during re-entry and the debris fell into the sea, with the center of the landing area at a latitude of 37.5 degrees north and a longitude of 24.2 degrees east, according to an agency statement. 

The Long March-7 Y5 rocket, carrying the cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-4, lifted off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on May 10.

Tianzhou-4 is carrying three categories of supplies: six months of living supplies for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 mission's three taikonauts, spare parts for space station maintenance and space research equipment.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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